Biographies/Leaders

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A Rendezvous with Destiny: The Roosevelts of the White HouseRoosevelt, Elliott; Brough, James0399115455 / 9780399115455 Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1975 G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY. Light dust-spotting to top page edge. Otherwise, clean and unmarked; pages bright. 446 pages; Index; black-and-white photos. Language: English. 'Continuing the intimate account of his parents begun in An Untold Story: The Roosevelts of Hyde Park, Elliott Roosevelt now presents the unvarnished, deeply compassionate story of Eleanor and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's years in the White House, of his father's role in the development of the New Deal, and FDR's plans and hopes for a world at peace. In these intensely personal memoirs the son closest to FDR during World War II reveals the issues that absorbed his parents and their associates at the peak of their power and the betrayal of his father's vision of peaceful and productive international coexistence.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: history, memoir, biography, biographies, Great Depression, president, presidency.
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12.00 USD

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other WritingsBush, GeorgeVery Good. Paperback. Softcover 2000 Scribner. Has REMAINDER MARK. Otherwise very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. Never read; store shelfwear only. 640pp. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority--Surface or Airmail only. 'One of the most private presidents shares his life in correspondence, diary entries, memos, and other writings, from his letter home as an 18-year-old Navy pilot during World War II to one written to his children on the eve of Desert Storm.'--from the publisher.
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9.00 USD

Charles the Second: King of England, Scotland, and IrelandHutton, RonaldVery Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket 1989 BOOK CLUB EDITION. Only light wear. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight; jacket crisp. 554 pages; Index; Notes; References; black-and-white illustrations. Language: English. '[T]he first scholarly biography of the king who is remembered by the English with more popular affection than almost any other. Covering his entire life, it takes in his colourful years as a prince and as an exiled monarch during the Civil War and Interregnum, in addition to his later career as effective ruler of three kingdoms. A unique feature of Ronald Hutton's authoritative study is the attention given to Charles's reign over Scotland and Ireland, as well as England, giving us the first united history of the British Isles in this period. The work is based throughout on all the known surviving sources, some of which have never been used before. This lively and comprehensive biography fills an important gap in Stuart historiography, and will be indispensable to anyone interested in the period.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: Charles II, Restoration, history, historian, 17th century, leader, monarchy.
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15.00 USD

Gandhi (Longman American Structural Readers, Stage 2)Jones, Lewis; Szolkowski, Roman (illustrator)0582798876 / 9780582798878 Good. Paperback. 2nd printing softcover booklet with stapled binding 1985 Longman Group. Large inkstamp of New York City Board of Education on inside front cover, along with a 6-digit number. Otherwise very clean; no marks in text; pages bright; binding tight. Moderate wear to cover. 32 pages; color illustrations on every page. Language: English. Traces the life and influence of the Indian nationalist leader known for his doctrine of nonviolence. A reader for students of English as a second language; 500 word vocabulary. Keywords: ESL, biography, India, peace, pacifist, Hindu, nonfiction.
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7.00 USD

General Maxwell Taylor: The Sword and the PenTaylor, John M.Good. Hardcover. Stated 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1989 Doubleday. Immaculate, no marks, but 1st ENDPAPER IS BADLY CRUMPLED. 457pp, Index, Notes, B/W photos.Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. 'Taylor, a retired government official and author of two other successful biographies, offers a study of his famous father that is no mere exercise in filial piety. The younger Taylor brings sound critical sensitivity to bear in depicting a man who successfully embodied the qualities his country has traditionally demanded of its professional soldiers. Maxwell Taylor rose to fame as a paratrooper during World War II. Later he was superintendent of West Point, commander of the 8th Army in Korea, and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Taylor was a man able to view a situation from all angles, then reach and implement a decision unhampered by second thoughts. This mind-set made him a valuable part of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Its limits became plain during the Vietnam War, when Taylor's advocacy of staying the course took too little account of changing realities. Recommended.'--Dennis E. Showalter, Library Journal, 1989.
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12.00 USD

Huey Long: The Kingfish of Louisiana (Makers of America)LeVert, SuzanneVery Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1995 Facts on File. Light wear to jacket. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 134 pages; Index; Bibliography; black-and-white photos. Language: English. Young Adult / general reader level. 'Part of the Makers of America series, this insightful look at the political life and motivations of Huey Long is the first treatment of this subject targeted to a young adult audience. As with the other volumes in the series, the book begins with a dramatic hook, in this case the assassination, then proceeds to analyze the key events in Long's life, putting his beliefs and political contributions in the context of the time in which he lived. LeVert is especially skillful at illustrating that even when motivations are suspect and methods corrupt, the resulting ideology can have a tremendous impact on history--whether for better or worse is left to the reader to decide. Her factual, unbiased look at the inner workings of government leaves one both fascinated and frightened. It might be difficult to attract teens to this unconventional topic, especially given the spare use of photos, but a thoughtful reader will be well rewarded. Bibliographic note appended.'-- -Jeanne Triner, Booklist. Keywords: governor, senator, populist, politician, politics, assassinated, Huey P. Long, Great Depression, Thirties, biography.
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20.00 USD

John AdamsMcCullough, David0743223136 / 9780743223133 Very Good. Paperback. Softcover 23rd printing published 2001 by Simon and Schuster. Only light wear. Very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. 751 pages; Index; Source Notes; Bibliography; color and black-and-white photos. Language: English. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. 'In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as out of his senses; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history. This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, JOHN ADAMS is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.' --from back cover. ISBN-13: 978-0743223133.
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10.00 USD

John Glenn: A MemoirGlenn, John; Taylor, NickVery Good. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1999 Bantam. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Light jacket wear. 432pp. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. 'Glenn's utterly plainspoken yet thrilling autobiography will put a lump in readers' throats. The astronaut and 4-term U.S. senator from Ohio seems to embody the best old-fashioned American values of integrity, personal discipline, love of country, honesty, courage and responsibility. At 37, Glenn was a frustrated navy bureaucrat stuck in a Washington desk job. Just 4 years later, in 1962, he became the first American to orbit the earth, piloting the Friendship 7 capsule and restoring national pride during the space race with the Soviet Union. ... Glenn's exploits as a pilot during WWII and Korea, as well as his high-altitude feats as a test pilot in the 1950s, are re-created with hair-raising immediacy in a gripping first-person narrative.... The book closes with a heart-stopping account of his momentous return to space at age 77 in 1998 aboard space shuttle Discovery, an event that helped redefine the meaning of old age. Told without an ounce of pretension, this is a memorable autobiography by a man who embraced public life and held it with a unique blend of Roman virtue and American confidence.'--Publishers Weekly, 1999.
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12.00 USD

LyndonHarwood, Richard; Johnson, HaynesGood. Hardcover. 2nd printing hardcover with dustjacket 1973 Praeger. Noticeable average wear: 2 chips to jacket front; edges worn and rubbed. Clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. Great reading / research copy. 187 pages; Index; more than 100 black-and-white photos. A Washington Post Book. Language: English. '[T]he first full account published since his death of a Texas boy on the make, of a free-wheeling Senator, of a President at the peak of triumph and in the pit of tragedy, of a rejected leader laboring to explain his record--and to exhort blacks and whites once more to reason together.'--from jacket flap. Keywords: Lyndon Baines Johnson, LBJ, biography, American, U.S., history, 20th century, leader. No ISBN.
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9.00 USD